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$4.4M amphitheater and walking trail coming to Monroe County

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SARDIS — State and local officials broke ground Friday on the $4.4 million amphitheater and walking trail in Monroe County. The Appalachian ECOTONE riverfront amphitheater and trails is part of the Appalachian Community Grant Program, a $500 million initiative by Gov. Mike DeWine to ...

Appeal arguments continue over East Palestine settlement

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EAST PALESTINE — The appeal of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents impacted by the 2023 derailment and chemical spill is dead in the water, a brief filed in Cincinnati’s Sixth Court on behalf of appellees insists. “Some cases present thorny ...

Bellaire man who murdered parents up for parole this month

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BELLAIRE — The man convicted of the brutal murder of his parents as a 17-year-old Bellaire High School student has his first parole hearing in three decades scheduled for this month. Nathan Brooks, 47, is serving life in prison at the London Correctional Institute in London, Ohio, convicted ...

Parkersburg man pays restitution and fine for immigration crime

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CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man is paying restitution and fines for immigration crime. John Robert Coe, 66, of Parkersburg, paid $54,740 in restitution and a $500 fine for continuing to employ a known illegal alien. According to court documents and statements made in court, from early ...